This monster lives, the inside story of some kind of monster, was published in 2004 by st. Filmmakers joe berlinger and bruce sinofsky made two hbo documentaries about their case paradise lost. Al jazeera america presents the system with joe berlinger. Book of shadows is a 2000 american psychological horror film directed and cowritten by joe berlinger and starring jeffrey donovan, kim director, tristine skyler and erica leerhsen. Director joe berlinger discusses his emmycontending netflix. Salary, married, wedding, spouse, family joseph joe berlinger born october 30, 1961 is an american documentary filmmaker who, in collaboration with bruce sinofsky, has created such films as paradise lost about the west memphis 3, brothers keeper, some kind of monster, and crude. The inside story of some kind of monster reprint by joe berlinger, greg milner isbn. Jun 17, 2019 director joe berlinger discusses his emmycontending netflix docuseries. Alessandro nivola, vera farmiga, evan rachel wood to star in. As of 2018, joe berlinger has directed 15 documentary series for television, including oprahs master class 20112012, iconoclasts 20052012, the system with joe berlinger 2014, killing richard glossip 2017, gone. The child murders at robin hood hills 1996 and paradise lost 2. Joe berlinger on whitey bulger and the fbi the forward. Blair witch 2, among many other film and television projects. Oct 29, 2017 twenty years since the release of the first paradise lost film, berlinger is as committed as ever to shining a light on injustice.
Documentary activism in the age of alternative facts. Berlinger, the director of hbos paradise lost films, which helped free the west memphis 3, and some kind of monster. In brothers keeper, the community represents core american values in rallying around one of their downtrodden members and refusing to accept the stereotype that the police were. The duo are probably best known for their trilogy of paradise lost films, about the socalled west memphis three, and 2004 metallica documentary metallica. The film was immediately greenlit upon pitch due to the surprising success of its predecessor, the wildly successful 1999 film the blair witch project. Jan 26, 2019 joe berlinger, who made three movies that exonerated the west memphis 3, now tackles ted bundy with zac efron playing the notorious killer. Hamilton, out on parole, says he maintained his sanity in prison by reading law books.
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In collaboration with journalist greg milner, berlinger has also written a book called. Director joe berlinger on conversations with a killer docuseries. He has made it his mission to give a voice to voiceless people who are trapped in the system, as evidenced by recent projects like gone. Joe berlinger born 30 october 1961 and bruce sinofsky 31 march 1956 21 february 2015 were a team of american documentary filmmakers that have won cult fame and critical acclaim. Hell examine the underbelly and dark corners of the american justice system to investigate troubling cases embodying this all too human. Nov 24, 2017 in this video, documentary filmmaker joe berlinger the paradise lost trilogy, some kind of monster, brothers keeper and more talks about filmmaking and truth in documentaries. The system with joe berlinger al jazeera america presents, a new original series from academy award nominated filmmaker joe berlinger exploring controversial cases within the criminal justice.
Joe berlinger 83 will produce, direct criminal justice series for al. Captive beauty 2011 crude 2009 extremely wicked, shockingly evil and vile 2019 from the ashes 2017 gray matter 2004 hank. It must have seemed like a good idea at the time for director joe berlinger to tie his. Joe berlinger follows the cases of two men trying to clear their names. Yet his show for al jazeera america, the system with joe. Joe berlinger net worth 2018, biowiki celebrity net worth. Nov 08, 2017 joe berlinger s documentary recounts the story of the armenian genocide and turkeys denials of it. Joe berlinger on why zac efron was perfect to play killer ted. Joe berlinger celebrity profile check out the latest joe berlinger photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Paradise lost what was the biggest difference between making brothers keeper and paradise lost.
The system with joe berlinger 2014 winner bronze telly. Joe berlinger is an awardwinning filmmaker and journalist. John jay college of criminal justice the city university of. May 07, 2014 having explored the criminal justice system in highprofile feature documentaries for more than two decades, joe berlinger is set to direct his first scripted true crime movie entitled facing. The pitch came from stephen michaud, coauthor of the book ted bundy. Joe berlinger talks new doc on in cold blood murders cold. In this groundbreaking new series airing on al jazeera america, the system with joe berlinger, awardwinning documentary filmmaker joe berlinger explores the state of our justice system. Blair witch 2 is a 2000 american psychological horror film, directed and cowritten by joe berlinger and starring jeffrey donovan, stephen barker turner, kim director, erica leerhsen, and tristine skyler. Its a book thats deeply influenced my interests in crime, and also my aesthetic style as a truecrime filmmaker.
Berlingers film crude 2009 focused on the lawsuit by ecuadorean plaintiffs against chevron corporation, for its alleged responsibility for continuing sites of pollution in that country. Jan 23, 2019 best known for his films brothers keeper and the paradise lost documentary trilogy which focused on wrongful conviction and the broken u. Berlingers films include the landmark documentaries brothers keeper, the paradise lost trilogy, which helped lead to the recent release of the wrongfullyconvicted west. Bulger is a revelatory documentary about irish mobster whitey bulger and the extent of fbi corruption. The system with joe berlinger al jazeera america presents, a new original series from academy award nominated filmmaker joe berlinger exploring controversial cases within the criminal justice system. The system with joe berlinger al jazeera america joe berlinger. Now berlinger is bringing his work to al jazeera america in a groundbreaking new series, the system with joe berlinger, which examines the state of americas criminal justice system. There are several issues to consider regarding the premiere of the system, joe berlingers new eightpart series, which begins on sunday. Delbert ward, roscoe ward, connie chung and lyman ward directed by. In an eightpart series, berlinger guides the audience through a hard look at some of the most pressing issues plaguing the system. In addition to some kind of monster, his films include brothers keeper, paradise lost.
The filmmakers secret to finding truth in a documentary by. Since the release of his breakout documentary brothers keeper in 1992, storyteller and documentarian joe berlinger has been obsessed with scrutinizing the criminal justice system in smalltown america and its sometimes frightening treatment of the socially abandoned. Academy award and eighttime emmy nominated and peabody and emmywinning filmmaker joe berlinger has been a leading voice in nonfiction film and television for two decades. Tv programs, segments, or promotional pieces documentary the system with joe berlinger 2014 winner bronze telly. Join facebook to connect with joseph berlinger and others you may know. After spending a night in the black hills of burkittsville, maryland, four young fans of the original blair witch movie descend into a nightmare realm of murder, madness and perceptionsbending supernatural horror in this eagerly anticipated sequel to the most successful independent film of all time. May 15, 2014 producerdirector joe berlinger is not exactly a natural as a tv personality.
A pioneer in the genre of true crime documentaries, berlinger draws attention to social justice issues in the us and abroad with such landmark documentaries as brothers keeper. The forgotten women of ohio 2017, and cold blooded. His awardwinning 1992 debut, brothers keeper, about the alleged 1990 murder of william ward in munnsville. May 24, 2014 new 8part documentary series from academy awardnominated filmmaker asks whether justice is being served in america find al jazeera america near you.